Jesse Tyler Ferguson has announced his engagement to attorney Justin Mikita and launched a new marriage equality organization.

After telling viewers about Tie The Knot, a foundation he's launching, the Modern Family star struggles for the proper way to describe his realtionship with Mikita before revealing, "It's true. I popped the question." Mikita pops in, saying "I said yes!"

Ferguson says he wants their relationship to be acknowledged in a union formalized via a wedding ceremony.

"Who wouldn't want to see us get married?" he asks. "We're as cute as puppies—puppies with bowties"

The two men have teamed with Tie Bar to design a collection of unique bowties and will donate all proceeds to various organizations that fight for the civil rights of gay and lesbian couples receive civil rights.